Alexei Mordashov
Alexei Mordashov
Alexey Mordashov, is a Russian businessman and billionaire. He is the main shareholder and chairman of Severstal, a Russian conglomerate with interests in metal, energy and mining companies. As of July 2013, he has an estimated worth of $18.5 billion...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth26 September 1965
CountryRussian Federation
balanced believe business economy local presence steel
The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a strong, balanced presence here.
Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country.
business graduated school
Well... I graduated from the business school of Northumberland University in Newcastle.
What you need to keep most in the U.S. is the entrepreneurial spirit.
building buying companies creating great involves means
Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine. But if being an oligarch is about buying football clubs, it is not for me.
people
I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different people do different things.
corporate culture expecting people problem rouge rules time work worse
People were expecting Rouge to go bankrupt, so there was a lot of anxiety. The corporate culture problem was even worse than in Russia. And at the same time, the work rules were more difficult.
accepted fewer great improving job steel unions work
The U.S. has done a great job improving productivity. We're making a lot more steel in Dearborn with fewer people. The unions have accepted much better work rules.
believe business key success system work
We believe that the business system only is the key to success. It's no miracle, only day-to-day work in the appropriate way.
billion ok preserved
When we put $4 billion into the U.S. economy, they were OK with this. When we preserved jobs in Dearborn, or preserved jobs in Columbus, or preserved jobs in Pennsylvania, everyone was happy.
robust
We appreciate size, but only if it is robust growth. Just to be big is not a target.
It is a very big exaggeration to say I am a friend of Mr. Putin.
answerable government links regarding russian
Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders.
number possession price reflected shares
My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession doesn't have any impact on the company.